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December 8th in Gennett History, 1922: Bailey’s Lucky Seven Recorded “Baby Blue Eyes”

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

December 8th in Gennett History, 1922: Bailey’s Lucky Seven recorded “Baby Blue Eyes” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5013 and Starr-Gennett 9330. The track featured Jules Levy, Jr (c), Charlie Panelli (tb), Loring McMurray and Jimmy Lytell (sax/cl), Nick … Continue reading →

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December 7th in Gennett History, 1923: Bailey’s Lucky Seven Recorded “I’m Goin’ South”

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

December 7th in Gennett History, 1923: Bailey’s Lucky Seven recorded “I’m Goin’ South” in NYC.  It appeared on Gennett 5334 and Starr-Gennett 9485.  Known performers on this side included Phil Napoleon and Earl Oliver (c), Miff Mole (tb), Frank Signorelli … Continue reading →

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December 6th in Gennett History, 1924: The Rev. J.M. Gates Recorded “I Know I Got Religion”

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

December 6th in Gennett History, 1924: The Rev. J.M. Gates and His Congregation recorded “I Know I Got Religion” in NYC. It appeared on Black Patti 8016, Champion 15223, Gennett 6034, Herwin 92005, and Silvertone 5020. The Champion issue sold … Continue reading →

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December 5th in Gennett History, 1928: Alphonso Trent and His Orchestra Recorded “Black And Blue Rhapsody”

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

December 5th in Gennett History, 1928: Alphonso Trent and His Orchestra recorded “Black And Blue Rhapsody” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6710, Champion 15656, and Supertone 9487. Champion 15656 (pseudonym Deacon Foster and His boys) sold approx 400 copies … Continue reading →

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A 1923 Christmas Greeting from Actress Shirley Mason.

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

Just 20 days ’til Christmas and Silent Film Star Shirley Mason lets you know about “Christmas in Hollywood” from the Christmas Greeting series, Gennett 5237. It was recorded on August 11, 1923. 

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December 4th in Gennett History, 1922: C. A. Nichols Recorded a Series of Exercise Records

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

December 4th in Gennett History, 1922: C. A. Nichols supervised the recording of the Gennett Physical Records (5031 & 5032) in NYC.  Here I play the B side of Gennett 5031on my portable Starr phonograph.  C. A. Nichols leads the … Continue reading →

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December 4th in Gennett History, 1924: The Wolverine Orchestra Recorded ‘When My Sugar Walks Down the Street’

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

December 4th in Gennett History, 1924: The Wolverine Orchestra recorded ‘When My Sugar Walks Down the Street’ in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5620, Starr-Gennett 9611, and Tempo R-24. This recording featured Dave Harmon (v), Jimmy McPartland (c), George Brunies … Continue reading →

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December 3rd in Gennett History, 1955: Cow Cow Davenport Passed Away

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

December 3rd in Gennett History, 1955: Cow Cow Davenport passed away. He recorded “Chimes Blues” on April 1,1929 in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6838, Champion 15726 (Charlie Davenport), Paramount 12800 amongst many others. 

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December 2nd in Gennett History, 1932: Jess Hillard Recorded “Blue Yodel No. 10 (Ground Hog Rootin’ In My Back Yard)”

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Charlie Dahan

December 2nd in Gennett History, 1932: Jess Hillard recorded “Blue Yodel No. 10 (Ground Hog Rootin’ In My Back Yard)” in Richmond. It appeared on Champion 16525. Hillard sang and played guitar. 

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December 31st in Gennett History, 1927: John McGhee Recorded “I Got Mine”

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

December 31st in Gennett History, 1927: John McGhee recorded “I Got Mine” in Richmond. It appeared on Gennett 6402, Champion 15503 (John Hutchens), Challenge 391 (George Holden), Silvertone 5212 and 8162, and Supertone 9256 (Jesse Oakley). 

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